Thu, 20 Jun 2013 |
Gillard announces trip to Indonesia to discuss asylum seekers with SBY
Labor frontbencher Craig Emerson says he is confident Julia Gillard will still be Prime Minister by the time she travels to Indonesia for talks with president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono next month. Last night Ms Gillard announced she would be travelling to Jakarta for annual talks with Mr Yudhoyono, who is due to step down next year. However, her plan to travel overseas follows weeks of intense speculation over the leadership and whether Kevin Rudd could take over as prime minister before the September 14 election. Last night both Ms Gillard and Mr Rudd were in attendance as politicians and media turned out in force for Canberra's annual charity Midwinter Ball.
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 |
Egyptian asylum seeker Sayed Abdel Latif says he is innocent of all charges on Interpol red notice
The Egyptian asylum seeker at the centre of a political slanging match says he is innocent of all charges listed on his Interpol red notice. Sayed Adbel Latif was branded a "convicted jihadist terrorist" by the Federal Opposition after it emerged that he had been held in low-security detention despite being the subject of an alert from the international police service, which said he had been convicted of murder and terrorism offences in his home country. Interpol later removed the murder conviction and firearm charges from its notice on Mr Abdel Latif, but still listed him as having been convicted of belonging to a banned terrorist organisation. In a letter to The Guardian Australia, written from Villawood detention centre, Mr Abdel Latif said Interpol's decision to withdraw the most serious charges was the "first step" in proving his innocence, and said evidence used against him had been extracted by torture.
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 |
Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy aged 51
James Gandolfini, the star of hit US television show The Sopranos, has died in Italy aged 51.
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 |
Parents put on alert after deadly enterovirus linked to child's death in NSW
The New South Wales Health Department is urging parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of a rare virus, that has been linked to the death of a child.
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 |
Australian dollar falls to two-year low as US Federal Reserve winds back stimulus
The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level for almost two years, dipping below 93 US cents this morning after the US Federal Reserve said it was scaling back stimulus measures.
The dive came as investors flocked to the safe haven of the US dollar amid fears the withdrawal of stimulus will affect the global economy.
The Australian dollar was worth 94.2 US cents last night, but fell to 92.93 US cents.
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 |
State of Origin: Mal Meninga claims he was not intoxicated when asked to leave Brisbane bar
Mal Meninga maintains he was not intoxicated and was acting responsibly when he was asked to leave a Brisbane bar on Wednesday morning.
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